| 2008 Formula 1 Driver Roster |
| Car # |
Acronym |
Driver |
Team |
Notes |
| 1 |
RAI |
 Kimi Raikkonen |
 Ferrari |
2007 Driver's Champion. 6 wins, 12 podiums. |
| 2 |
MAS |
 Filipe Massa |
Ferrari |
Placed 4th overall in 2007 with 4 wins at Bahrain, Spain, Turkey, and Turkey. |
| 3 |
HEI |
 Nick Heidfeld |
BMW |
Placed 5th overall in 2007. Took second in Canada and third in Hungary. |
| 4 |
KUB |
 Robert Kubica |
BMW |
Placed 6th overall in 2007 with three fourth place finishes. Was injured in Canada in a terrifying high speed shunt. |
| 5 |
ALO |
 Fernando Alonso |
 Renault |
2006 Driver's Champion. Placed 3rd overall in 2007 with 4 wins at Malaysia, Monaco, Europe (Nurburgring), and Italy. |
| 6 |
PIQ |
Nelson Piquet Jr. |
Renault |
Rookie for the 2008 season. Son of F1 great Nelson Piquet. |
| 7 |
ROS |
Nico Rosberg |
 Williams |
9th place overall in 2007. Finished the season strong with a 4th place in Brazil. |
| 8 |
NAK |
 Kazuki Nakajima |
Williams |
Placed 22nd overall in 2007 after running a single GP in Brazil where he placed 10th. |
| 9 |
COU |
David Coulthard |
Red Bull |
Placed 10th overall in 2007. Best finish was 4th in Japan. Retired a surprising seven times in 2007. |
| 10 |
WEB |
 Mark Webber |
Red Bull |
Finished 12th overall in 2007. Best finish was 3rd place at the Nurburgring (European GP). |
| 11 |
TRU |
Jarno Trulli |
Toyota |
Finished 13th overall in 2007. Best finish was 6th in the US GP. |
| 12 |
GLO |
Timo Glock |
Toyota |
Rookie for 2008. |
| 14 |
VET |
Sebastian Vettel |
Toro Rosso |
Placed 14th overall after a partial 2007 campaign. Best finish was 4th in China. |
| 15 |
BOU |
Sebastian Bourdais |
Toro Rosso |
Champ Car Champion 2004-2007, tries his hand at Formula 1 this season for the first time. |
| 16 |
BUT |
Jenson Button |
Honda |
Placed 15th overall in a disappointing 2007. Best finish was 5th in China. |
| 17 |
BAR |
Rubens Barrichello |
Honda |
Placed 20th in a horrifying 2007 where he failed to score a single championship point. |
| 18 |
SUT |
Adrian Sutil |
 Force India |
19th overall in 2007. Scored his single point of the season in Japan for Spyker F1. |
| 19 |
FIS |
Giancarlo Fisichella |
Force India |
Placed 8th overall in 2007. Best finish was 4th in Monaco. |
| 20 |
SAT |
Takuma Sato |
Super Aguri |
Finished 17th overall in 2007. Best finish was 6th in Canada. |
| 21 |
DAV |
Anthony Davidson |
Super Aguri |
Finished 23rd overall in 2007. Did not score a point. |
| 22 |
HAM |
Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren |
Rookie sensation in 2007, placed 2nd overall with 4 wins in Canada, USA, Hungary, and Japan. Placed on the podium in all but 4 rounds. |
| 23 |
KOV |
Heikki Kovalainen |
McLaren |
Placed 7th overall in 2007. Best finish was 2nd in a rain-soaked Japan. Also ran well in Canada and USA. |
